2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represents Houston Baptist University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. This is head coach Donna Finnie's second season as head coach at HBU.^[1] The Huskies play their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and are members of the Southland Conference.^[2]

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	15–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	Donna Finnie (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Chase (2nd season) Lauren Tippert (2nd season) Becca Allison (1st season)
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium (Capacity: 1,500)
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin***	16	–	2		.889			23	–	8		.742
Lamar	14	–	4		.778			17	–	13		.567
Nicholls State	13	–	5		.722			17	–	13		.567
Texas A&M-CC	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
McNeese State	11	–	7		.611			18	–	14		.563
Northwestern State†	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Central Arkansas	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Abilene Christian*	9	–	9		.500			17	–	12		.586
Houston Baptist	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
New Orleans**	6	–	12		.333			8	–	19		.296
Sam Houston State	5	–	13		.278			6	–	22		.214
SE Louisiana	3	–	15		.167			7	–	22		.241
Incarnate Word*	2	–	16		.111			5	–	24		.172
† 2015 Southland tournament winner As of March 21, 2015 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition **Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties ***Southland Tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN) with audio for all road games and video for all home games.

Roster

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Heidi Sihvola 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Makelanrinne Helsinki, Finland G 5 Lisa Zderadicka 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr HAK Korneuburg Vienna, Austria G 11 Tayler Jefferson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr North Shore Houston, TX F 12 Caro Lloyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr The Kings Hospital Dublin, Ireland G 13 Emely Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Westbury Houston, TX F 14 Erin McGarrachan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Maurice's UTEP Cumbernauld, Scotland F 20 Shanice Steenholdt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Roswell Roswell, NM G 21 Rachel Arthur 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Atascocita Humble, TX F 23 Anna Strickland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr The Woodlands Harding The Woodlands, TX G 24 Meghan Shank 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ventura Ventura, CA F 25 Monet Neal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr William Howard Taft San Antonio, TX F 30 Carissa Diaz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tomball Tomball, TX G 33 Maisie Elston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Barking Abbey Rochford, England G 35 Ekemini Essien 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dallas Lutheran Carrollton, TX F 42 Ashleigh Nwanguma 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cinco Ranch Katy, TX	Head coach Donna Finnie (Heriot–Watt) Assistant coach(es) Ben Chase (Emerson) Lauren Tippet (Sam Houston State) Becca Allison (Old Dominion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-10-02

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014* 2:00 pm		at TCU	L 67–84	0–1	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (1,344) Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2014* 3:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 73–83	0–2	College Park Center (1,263) Arlington, TX
11/22/2014* 2:00 pm		at Texas State	W 61–56	1–2	Strahan Coliseum (1,166) San Marcos, TX
11/25/2014* 6:30 pm		Southwestern Assemblies of God	W 85–57	2–2	Sharp Gymnasium (620) Houston, TX
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm		at Texas–Pan American	L 72–75	2–3	UTPA Fieldhouse (342) Edinburg, TX
12/06/2014* 3:00 pm		at UTEP	W 88–77	3–3	Don Haskins Center (1,309) El Paso, TX
12/13/2014* 4:00 pm		Arlington Baptist College	W 92–62	4–3	Sharp Gymnasium (407) Houston, TX
12/17/2014* 6:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 80–92	4–4	Sharp Gymnasium (483) Houston, TX
12/19/2014* 6:00 pm		McMurry	W 69–49	5–4	Sharp Gymnasium (149) Houston, TX
12/28/2014* 2:00 pm		Huston–Tillotson	W 86–36	6–4	Sharp Gymnasium (150) Houston, TX
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm, FSN/FCS		at Texas Tech	L 59–60	6–5	United Spirit Arena (2,249) Lubbock, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2015 3:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 68–78	6–6 (0–1)	Sharp Gymnasium (305) Houston, TX
01/05/2015 5:30 pm		at McNeese State	L 57–60	6–7 (0–2)	Burton Coliseum (977) Lake Charles, LA
01/08/2015 6:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 58–70	6–8 (0–3)	Stopher Gym (334) Thibodaux, LA
01/10/2015 4:30 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 59–67	6–9 (0–4)	Southeastern Louisiana (315) Hammond, LA
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas	W 58–37	7–9 (1–4)	Sharp Gymnasium (670) Houston, TX
01/17/205 4:00 pm		New Orleans	W 63–45	8–9 (2–4)	Sharp Gymnasium (768) Houston, TX
01/24/2015 4:00 pm		Lamar	L 64–80	8–10 (2–5)	Sharp Gymnasium (722) Houston, TX
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 50–53	8–11 (2–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (489) Houston, TX
01/31/2015 1:30 pm, ESPN3		at Sam Houston State	L 67–74	8–12 (2–7)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (807) Huntsville, TX
02/05/2015 7:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 59–54	9–12 (3–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (590) Houston, TX
02/07/2015 4:00 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 67–72	9–13 (3–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,481) Nacogdoches, TX
02/12/2015 7:00 pm		at Lamar	L 62–79	9–14 (3–9)	Montagne Center (765) Beaumont, TX
02/14/2015 4:00 pm		Sam Houston State Play for Kay	W 66–61	10–14 (4–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (680) Houston, TX
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		Incarnate Word	W 67–64	11–14 (5–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (223) Houston, TX
02/25/2015 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 53–68	11–15 (5–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,025) Abilene, TX
02/28/2015 4:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 57–69	11–16 (5–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (820) Houston, TX
03/05/2015 5:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 48–73	11–17 (5–12)	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
03/07/2015 2:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 81–71	12–17 (6–12)	McDermott Convocation Center (216) San Antonio, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015 11:00 am	(8)	vs. (5) McNeese State First round	W 70–68	13–17	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
03/13/2015 11:00 am	(8)	vs. (4) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Quarterfinals	W 49–48	14–17	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
03/14/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin Semifinals	W 88–81	15–17	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
03/15/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(8)	vs. (6) Northwestern State Championship	L 50–58	15–18	Merrell Center (968) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

See also

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

References

1. "FINNIE BLAZES BRIT TRAIL IN HOUSTON". MVP Basketball. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
2. "Houston Baptist to join Southland Conference". Chron. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
3. "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". hbuhuskies.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.